ArticleInternational breastfeeding journal2016
Breastfeeding woman are at higher risk of vitamin D deficiency than non-breastfeeding women - insights from the German VitaMinFemin study.
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- Nutritional Status of Breastfeeding Mothers and Impact of Diet and Dietary Supplementation: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Relationship between maternal and infant serum vitamin D levels in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- Assessment of the vitamin D status and its determinants in young healthy students from Palestine.Journal of nutritional science · 2023Article
- Adjunctive vitamin D therapy in various diseases in children: a scenario according to standard guideline.BMC pediatrics · 2022Observational
- Age-dependent changes in fat- and water-soluble vitamins-National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys study.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Assessment of Adherence to the Healthy Food Pyramid in Pregnant and Lactating Women.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Vitamin D Status of Breastfed Filipino Infants Aged Less Than 6 Months in an Urban Community.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2021Article
- Multidimensional Approach to Assess Nutrition and Lifestyle in Breastfeeding Women during the First Month of Lactation.Nutrients · 2021Article
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- A Prospective Evaluation of Serum Vitamin D (1, 25(OH)Frontiers in oncology · 2019Article
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- A Study to Identify the Most Common Reasons to Wean among Breastfeeding Mothers in UAE.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDespite increased awareness of the adverse health effects of vitamin D deficiency, only a few studies have evaluated the vitamin D status (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OHD)]) of breastfeeding women and up to now, no information exits for German breastfeeding women. Therefore, the aim of study was to determine the vitamin D status of breastfeeding women compared to non-pregnant and non-breastfeeding (NPNB) women.
methodsThis cross-sectional study investigated 124 breastfeeding women and 124 age and season matched NPNB women from the German "Vitamin and mineral status among German women" study. The study participants were recruited from April 2013 to March 2015 and did not take vitamin D supplements. Serum 25(OH)D was analyzed by chemiluminescent immunoassay.
resultsVitamin D deficiency (<25.0 nmol/L) was prevalent in 26.6% of the breastfeeding women. The majority of women (49.2%) showed 25(OH)D concentration between 25.0 and 49.9 nmol/L. In multiple binary logistic regression analysis, breastfeeding women had a 4.0-fold higher odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.8, 8.7) for vitamin D deficiency than NPNB women. For breastfeeding women, the risk of vitamin D deficiency was higher in the winter and spring months (OR: 2.6, 95% CI 1.1, 6.3) and increased with lower longitude per one unit (OR 0.7, 95% CI 0.6, 0.9).
conclusionBreastfeeding women in Germany had a higher risk of deficient vitamin D levels than NPNB women. In further studies, the optimal vitamin D status for breastfeeding women should be investigated and also the required vitamin D doses to ensure this vitamin D status.
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